NCT01264757

Steps Toward Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 43 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This feasibility study specifically addresses the issue of adapting US dietary guidelines physical activity recommendations to the population of the Lower Mississippi Delta. The hypothesis is that including a pedometer as a self-monitoring tool as part of adapted physical activity guidelines will result in greater immediate increases in physical activity (as monitored by an accelerometer) than an education program alone.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study was to determine if a short-term pedometer-based intervention results in immediate increases in time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) compared to a minimal educational intervention.A sample of 43 overweight adults 35 to 64 years of age participated in a one week pedometer-based feasibility trial monitored by accelerometry. Participants were randomized into a one-week education-only group or a group that also wore a pedometer. Accelerometer-measured MVPA was measured over 7 days at baseline and post-intervention.

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Physical Activity Educational Materials	A brochure was provided to participants about the health benefits of physical activity and physical activity recommendations
BEHAVIORAL	Pedometer	A pedometer was provided to participants in addition to educational materials about the health benefits of physical activity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-02-01
• Primary completion: 2010-06-01
• Completion: 2010-06-01
• First posted: 2010-12-22
• Last updated: 2016-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States